Door reinforcement device
AssigneeMeritor Light Vehicle Systems-France
InventorsStephen Drysdale, Nancy Raykovitz, Steven Murray Foster, Timothy Bland, David Birt, John Robert Beaulieu
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Abstract
A reinforcement module for a vehicle door comprises a plurality of elongate reinforcement members (1) and a plurality of connectors (2a, 2b and 2c). Each connector (2a, 2b and 2c) is engageable with the free end portions of at least two of the elongate reinforcement members (1) to connect those elongate reinforcement members together. The arrangement is such that at least one of the elongate reinforcement members (1) extends generally transversely with respect to at least one other elongate reinforcement member.
Claims11
A vehicle door comprising:
- a door frame;
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- a reinforcement module fixed to the door frame, said reinforcement module including a plurality of elongate reinforcement members and a plurality of connectors, each connector being engageable with the free end portions of at least two of the elongate reinforcement members to connect said elongate members together, at least one of the elongate reinforcement members extending generally transversely with respect to at least one other elongate reinforcement member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.